I hadn't realized that Germans had grafted a British/American style Santa Claus onto their previously Very Christian St. Nicholas as "Weinachtsmann." Literally Christmas Man. Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot, and I must strike Christmas into their hearts. The carol "Tomorrow Comes The Christmas Man" does not help with this.

@Leucrotta It's more complicated than that... St. Nick comes on the 6th of December and gives chocolate to children who have clean shoes. Then Christmas Man delivers to the Northern part of Germany on the 24th, while Baby Jesus himself delivers to the South. There's also Knecht Ruprecht, who has the naughty list and gives out treats or punishments accordingly, and the demonic Krampus who deals with bad children in some Southern areas. So it's a whole superhero gang.

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